Norman Alton Gauntt
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943. Norman Gauntt was Co-Pilot on B-17 #42-3235 "Lakanuki" shot down 4 July 1943 over France. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056228 at enlistment, then O-735948
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16011010
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6950609
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38130722
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095103 at enlistment, then O-797275
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lakanuki
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 July 1943
- Date: 29 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Xemplair, Texas, USA | 28 October 1916 | The son of Charles Virgil Gauntt and Jewell Adeline (Groom) Gauntt |
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Died Killed in action (KIA) |
Poillé-sur-Vègre, Sarthe, France | 4 July 1943 | Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495 |
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Buried |
Colleville-sur-Mer, France | Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France: Plot I Row 25 Grave 32 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4495, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…